Any of you using Nitrogen in your tyres?
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Originally posted by mountainhouse:
What are the benefits?
Claim: Longer tire life because N2 is a nearly inert gas so the tire doesn't deteriorate from the inside.quote:
Originally posted by mikep:
Ditto.quote:
Originally posted by mountainhouse:
What are the benefits?
The no pressure change is common misperception. Nitrogen pressure is in a tire is directly proportional to absolute temperature of the tire. Nitrogen behaves very closely to an ideal gas at tire temperatures.quote:
Originally posted by Steve S:
nitrogen is also dry so as mentioned the tire pressure remains constant. Any A.P."s chime in I think nitrogen is used in aircraft .
our c-130's get compressed air in the tires. the struts get nitrogen. i think the main benefit is that it is clean and dry. from what i have heard it is the moisture in the gas that makes it expand more.quote:
nitrogen is also dry so as mentioned the tire pressure remains constant. Any A.P."s chime in I think nitrogen is used in aircraft .
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Originally posted by tom slick:
our c-130's get compressed air in the tires. the struts get nitrogen. i think the main benefit is that it is clean and dry.The main reason for using nitrogen in struts is that their is no oxygen in it to oxidise the oil and seals. Otherwise, dry air would work very nearly as well.